Each month CIRM President Alan Trounson gives his perspective on recently published papers he thinks will be valuable in moving the field of stem cell research forward. This month’s report, along with an archive of past reports, is available on the CIRM website.Following a trend from recent months, my full report talks about work by … Continue reading Guest blogger Alan Trounson — September’s stem cell research highlights
Month: October 2013
New life for Geron’s stem cell work
Almost two years ago, Menlo Park-based Geron abruptly stopped their clinical trial testing a stem cell approach to treating spinal cord injury. Theirs was the first trial approved to test cells derived from embryonic stem cells. (We wrote a Q&A about that move.)The trial, which CIRM supported with a $25 million loan, stopped not because … Continue reading New life for Geron’s stem cell work
Best of the blog: progress in ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) research
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive illness that causes muscle weakness, wasting and usually death within a few years. There are an estimated 30,000 people in the United States with the disease.On this blog, we’ve written about how our grantees are progressing toward treatment for ALS, but we wanted … Continue reading Best of the blog: progress in ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) research
Hopes for an HIV cure: familiar faces talking about a new goal
A panel of speakers discussed HIV Cure Research at a Town Hall Forum in San FranciscoLast night CIRM was one of the sponsors of a Town Forum on HIV Cure Research, along with the Gladstone Institutes and the AIDS Research Institute at UCSF. The panel of speakers included several who I’ve known since long before … Continue reading Hopes for an HIV cure: familiar faces talking about a new goal
Through their lens: Ami Thakrar considers the result if modern biotechnololgy had tackled yellow fever
This summer we're sponsoring high school interns in stem cell labs throughout California. We asked those students to contribute to our Instagram photos and YouTube videos about life in the lab, and write about their experiences.In addition to carrying out a stem cell research project, the students were expected to carry out a secondary project relating their work to … Continue reading Through their lens: Ami Thakrar considers the result if modern biotechnololgy had tackled yellow fever
Touching base with the boss: meeting with patient advocates
Adrienne Bell Cors and Nancy Rene have children and grandchildren with sickle cell diseaseAdrienne Bell Cors’ daughter is 34 years old. She has battled sickle cell disease all her life and it’s taken a heavy toll. It’s been tough on the family too. Too many hours spent in hospital emergency rooms, too many days spent … Continue reading Touching base with the boss: meeting with patient advocates